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Geddington
Spectators: 6881 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cliff York took the kick off in the first half of the match. Vincent Flower charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vincent Flower the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Al-Faisaly SC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of acmilan:s goal. The goalkeeper, Cliff Burnett, was totally fooled by acmilan's William Jennings, who 4 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With a little luck, Al-Faisaly SC's Cliff Burnett got control of the ball when Todd Wardman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, Keiran Boxall hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ash Davis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Al-Faisaly SC's goalkeeper Cliff Burnett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ash Davis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cliff Burnett having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, Cliff York had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ashley Titmus. acmilan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cliff York was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Ashley Titmus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ged Revell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee gave Al-Faisaly SC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rueben Simms, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of acmilan's Ashley Titmus. 1-2. After 36 played minutes Al-Faisaly SC got a freekick which was hit by Jamal Topham. 38 minutes into the game, Ged Revell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Faisaly SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave acmilan the free kick. The supporters of acmilan booed when Al-Faisaly SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ged Revell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Todd Wardman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cliff Burnett having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rhys Mortlock to strike the kick off in the second half. Rhys Mortlock struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Cliff Burnett didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for acmilan. Ash Davis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Rhys Mortlock shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cliff Burnett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ashley Titmus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cliff York in the 68th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Ash Davis managed to get in a good position for a shot. acmilan's supporters rose to their feet, but Ash Davis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cliff Burnett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cliff Burnett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ash Davis in the 72nd minute of the match. Keiran Boxall kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, Al-Faisaly SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamal Topham to maneuver through the defense. Ashley Titmus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ged Revell in the 78th minute. Ashley Titmus didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ged Revell went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. 90 minutes into the game, Rhys Mortlock cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Cliff Burnett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in acmilan's zone, Ged Revell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ashley Titmus came out of the goal and Ged Revell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in acmilan's zone, Cliff York stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ashley Titmus came out of the goal and Cliff York tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chants of Al-Faisaly SC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as acmilan had held the ball for most of the match.